Travel Out of the US for more than 6 MONTHS

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I need some help in understanding the travel 6 month deadline. My wife was in India last year and she had problem with her Indian passport renewal in India. Due to that, she had to stay back in India for little over 6 months (183 days to be precise). I was wondering if this would cause any problem with her N-400 application? When I went thru the “guide to Naturalization” (M-476), on 52nd page (Naturalization Eligibility Worksheet), I see that even though you are out of the US for more than 6 months at a stretch, as long as you here in the US for more than 30 months with in the past 5 yrs, you are safe. Is that true?

Also, in the past 5 yrs, over all she was out of country for 400+ days? Will that matter? Is it going to affect her citizenship approval?

Can some one please answer my question?

Thanks in advance.
 
vmadhu said:
I need some help in understanding the travel 6 month deadline. My wife was in India last year and she had problem with her Indian passport renewal in India. Due to that, she had to stay back in India for little over 6 months (183 days to be precise). I was wondering if this would cause any problem with her N-400 application? When I went thru the “guide to Naturalization” (M-476), on 52nd page (Naturalization Eligibility Worksheet), I see that even though you are out of the US for more than 6 months at a stretch, as long as you here in the US for more than 30 months with in the past 5 yrs, you are safe. Is that true?

Also, in the past 5 yrs, over all she was out of country for 400+ days? Will that matter? Is it going to affect her citizenship approval?

Can some one please answer my question?

Thanks in advance.
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Since this is a duplicate post, I am closing this thread.
 
A trip of more than 6 months but less than 1 year presumes a break in continuous residency unless you can prove otherwise. She may be asked to provide evidence that she didn't intend to break US ties at her interview.
As for the 400 days outside US in last 5 years, was this for long back to trips ?
 
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